FUNIMA International

Founded in 2005, FUNIMA International is a non-governmental organisation based in Palermo, Italy working on human rights, children & youth, poverty & hunger +5 more.

FUNIMA International is a secular, non-profit Italian organisation, active since 2005 in solidarity and international cooperation in defence of human rights, with a particular focus on children and families living in physical, psychological and social hardship. It promotes solidarity initiatives, public awareness campaigns and advocacy in Italy, and runs field projects in Argentina, Brazil, Guatemala, Paraguay, Uruguay and Gaza, working with indigenous communities, street children and low-income families. Its activities cover health, education, work and access to water. Domestic work includes assistance to homeless people in Rome and Bologna and support to families in southern Italy, with a headquarters in Palermo. The organisation has local volunteer groups across many Italian regions and in Austria, Switzerland and Spain, and is a member of the national coordination CIPSI. It is registered as an Ente del Terzo Settore (ETS) and donations are tax-deductible under Italian law when made by traceable means.